Europe Tour Packages
Europe tour packages consist of travel and vacation deals provided by hotels and airlines in order to attract customers. The best time of year to buy tour packages is somewhere between the months of November and March. There are quite a few tour packages available on the Internet, and, depending upon which package you want, you will find them in either the same or different places.
A good place to find Europe vacation packages on the Internet is Virgin Vacations. The company (founded in 1994) provides vacation packages to customers of Virgin Atlantic Airway. Originally, vacation packages were for London only, but today, the business has extended its packages to Central and South America, Africa, the rest of Europe, Asia, and even the South Pacific. Right now, Virgin Vacations is offering an eight-day tour of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Paris, France for only $1,299. Of the eight days, three would be spent in Amsterdam, the other three in Paris. Breakfast for six days would be provided. This package has been available since January 2011 and will expire in October 2012. You can also choose a multi-city vacation package, with a 9-day multi-city tour, with 2 days in London, 3 days in the city of Paris, and 2 days in Amsterdam for only $1,399.
Another place to find vacation packages for European destinations is Travelocity. One of the best vacation packages Travelocity is offering right now consists of both flight and four-night stay (December 4-8, 2011) at The Landmark London Hotel for $1,519 per person. This best buy will save you $749 per person. You can also save $525 if you purchase a vacation package with Travelocity.
There are a few good places to find Europe travel packages as well. One of these places is Go-today.com. One of the current travel deals consists of a 3-city tour of Venice, Florence, and Rome for only $1,199. This package covers three nights in each city, second-class train transportation, as well as daily continental breakfast. Gate 1 Travel has travel packages that you are sure to love. A seven-day classic trip to Spain and Portugal costs only $1,839 (includes airfare and hotel accommodations). The classic package comes with five nights first-class at hotels such as Melia Golgos Hotel (Madrid), Monterey (Salamanca), and Mundial Hotel (Lisbon), as well as six meals (five breakfasts, one dinner). Stops along the way include the Prado Museum (Madrid) and the Lisbon Cathedral.
European river cruises are among great Europe tour packages for a getaway vacation. One of the best places to purchase a river cruises Europe package is Affordable Tours. Affordable Tours has multi-day packages for as low as $1699. One Danube River cruise contains a fourteen-day trip starting in Budapest, Hungary, and ending in Prague, Czechoslovakia for $2,897. Upon arrival in Budapest, Hungary, you will get to tour the historic Buda Castle, where you can see that “Buda” and “Pest” are two cities separated by a river bank. On day four, you will experience a cruise dinner and board a cruise ship at dinnertime to head to Bratislava, Slovakia. On day five, your tour will take you to the Bratislava Castle where you will overlook the three proximal countries of Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary. On day 7, your journey along the town of Durnstein on the Danube River will take you to the castle ruins of Richard the Lionheart, former King of England. You will also get to see the Benedictine Abbey, one of the largest European monasteries of the Baroque period.
Another site that offers great river cruises to Europe is River Cruise Tours. One of the greatest river cruises is the site’s “Best of Egypt” Tour. You can tour the very best Egyptian sights and cities for 11 days with the low price of $2,175. Sights you will visit in the 11 days include The Temple of Luxor, Temple of Amun, Deir El-Bahri (the Temple of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut), the cult temple of the falcon god Horus, the Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, the statues of Ramses II, the Citadel, the mosques of Sultan Hassan and Mohammed Ali, and the Great Pyramids of Giza.
AMA Waterways offers two impressive European river cruises. The first is a fifteen-day cruise that entails three nights in Paris, seven nights in Provence, and another three nights in Barcelona. On this tour, you will travel from Paris to Provence and see growing wine grapes in the fields. Eventually, the tour would take you to Arles, the lifetime city of artist Vincent Van Gogh. The total cost for the impressive tour is somewhere in the ballpark of $1,100 to nearly $2,000. Another tour from AMA Waterways you may want to consider as a Christmas gift is AMA Waterways’ Christmas Time Cruise. The cruise itself (counting only cruise and hotel accommodations) costs anywhere from $2,400 to $3,000. Part of your stay in Prague on this trip would include viewing the Christmas Markets. Nuremberg has the largest Christmas Market, a market you will get to enjoy on your tour.
Where can you find quality Europe tour packages that are affordable and fun? These tour packages can be found at various places on the web. Research prices and places before investing, and, when you do, choose your vacation and tour packages carefully. Make the most out of your getaway investment.